The Phoenix by Jillian Dodd

Author:Jillian Dodd [Dodd, Jillian]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Jillian Dodd Inc.
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

After the way Allie spoke of her upbringing, I half-expected her family to be country bumpkins, showing up wearing overalls with hay stuck between their teeth, but I’m pleasantly surprised to meet her mother, a former beauty queen and local television anchor. She married her high school sweetheart, who is the local football legend as well as the owner of the biggest car dealership in the region. They are smart, well educated, and both very pretty people.

Allie has three sisters. Amelia, the youngest, is a high school junior, track standout, and cheerleader. Amanda, who will be starting college this fall on a soccer scholarship, looks like Allie’s twin, except that her naturally blonde hair is dyed a dark shade of chestnut. Then, there’s Amber, Allie’s older sister, who apparently pissed off her parents last year by getting pregnant, dropping out of college, and marrying the child’s father, Alex, who is supposedly the town’s bad boy. He and the family’s oldest son, Austin—who is twenty-four and slowly taking over the car business—appear to be partners in crime, and along with their father, Adam, they are quite disappointed to learn that French strippers won’t be at the stag party.

Their mother, Adrianna, mutters something about being boys while Lorenzo leans over and whispers, “Do you think Allie is marrying Ari because his name starts with the right letter?”

That causes me to laugh.

“Those two boys are trouble,” I say, watching Alex and Austin chugging down their second glass of champagne. “You can already tell the night’s going to end with them sprawled out on the bathroom floor, next to the toilet.”

He grins at me. “One can only hope that will transpire early in the evening, so the rest of us won’t be subjected to their annoying chatter on inappropriate subjects.”

“They have sex on the brain.”

“And you and Isla Windsor are who their brains have landed on. I fear you are in danger.”

I laugh at that. “Isla is much too young for them.”

“Actually, she’s just turned eighteen.”

I glance over and notice she seems to be having a deep conversation with Viktor.

“Do they know each other?” I ask.

Lorenzo smiles. “Just met.”

I grin and happily clap my hands. “They would be so cute together!”

“We’re cuter,” he whispers.

“We must be careful, Lorenzo. Especially in front of people who are not used to being around royalty.”

“Did you happen to notice that your suite could be opened up to adjoin an adjacent one? There’s a reason for that, Lee,” he says, my name rolling off his tongue like silk and seduction.

“I hope the parties don’t last long,” I reply.

“I am starting to feel a little under the weather,” he says, gazing into my eyes.

I notice Alex staring at us, so I back away from Lorenzo and say loudly, “Your job is to keep my brother out of trouble tonight, Your Highness.”

As I’m making my way over to where most of the women are congregated, Wesley Windsor slaps my ass as I walk by, causing the Indiana boys to hoot. With lightning speed, I grab Wesley’s arm and spin him around, shoving his face toward the ground.

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